Nikita Baranov

Nikita Baranov (born 19 August 1992) is an Estonian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Armenian club Alashkert and the Estonia national team.

Nikita Baranov
Personal information
Full name Nikita Baranov
Date of birth (1992-08-19) 19 August 1992
Place of birth Tallinn, Estonia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre back
Club information
Current team
 Alashkert
Number 5
Youth career
2002–2008 Puuma
2010 Flora
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008 Ararat 13 (1)
2009 Elva 3 (0)
2009 Warrior 33 (2)
2010–2013 Flora II 45 (7)
2010–2016 Flora 159 (4)
2017–2018 Kristiansund 33 (0)
2018 Sogndal 11 (0)
2019 Beroe 16 (0)
2019– Alashkert 12 (0)
National team‡
2009 Estonia U18 2 (0)
2010–2011 Estonia U19 14 (0)
2012–2014 Estonia U21 14 (1)
2012–2015 Estonia U23 3 (0)
2015– Estonia 38 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 January 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 April 2019

Club career

Early career

Baranov began playing football with Puuma's youth teams. He then played for Ararat, Elva and Warrior.

Flora

In 2010, Baranov signed for Flora. He made his Flora – and Meistriliiga – debut on 14 August 2010, in a 5–0 home victory over Lootus. He won his first Meistriliiga title in the 2011 season, and his second one in the 2015 season.[1][2]

Kristiansund

On 15 February 2017, Baranov signed a two-year contract with Eliteserien club Kristiansund.[3]

Sogndal

On 26 July 2018, Baranov signed a one-and-a-half year contract with OBOS-ligaen club Sogndal.[4]

Beroe

Baranov joined Beroe in January 2019,[5] but was released in early August 2019.[6]

International career

Baranov made his senior international debut for Estonia on 11 November 2015, in a 3–0 home victory over Georgia in a friendly.[7]

Honours

Club
Flora

References
  1. "Flora alistas Viljandi ja tuli jalgpallis Eesti meistriks" [Flora defeated Viljandi and became Estonian football champions] (in Estonian). ERR. 1 November 2011.
  2. "FC Flora tuli kümnendat korda Eesti meistriks" [FC Flora became Estonian champions for the 10th time]. Postimees (in Estonian). 24 October 2015.
  3. "Eesti jalgpallikoondislane sõlmis lepingu Norra kõrgliigaklubiga" [Estonian international signed a contract with Norwegian top flight club] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 15 February 2017.
  4. "Eesti koondislane siirdus Norras aste madalamale" [Estonian international moved a level lower in Norway] (in Estonian). ERR Sport. 26 July 2018.
  5. "Берое подписа с естонски национал" [Beroe has signed a contract with a member of the Estonia national team] (in Bulgarian). sportal.bg. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. "Официално: Берое се раздели с Баранов" [It's now official: Beroe has parted ways with Baranov] (in Bulgarian). topsport.bg. 2 August 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  7. "Eesti alistas maavõistlusmängus Gruusia 3:0" [Estonia defeated Georgia 3–0 in a friendly] (in Estonian). Estonian Football Association. 11 November 2015.
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